Reservoir · Kentucky · United States · USACE CWMS
Buckhorn Lake
41.4% full
Capacity
59.22 hm³
Volume stored
25 hm³
Coordinates
37.340°N, 83.469°W
Last updated
2026-09-10
Current fill
41.4%vs 7 days ago
-0.5%losing
vs 1 year ago
N/A7-day trend
→stable
Data source: USACE CWMS — US Army Corps of Engineers — daily reservoir storage volume. Design capacity is unavailable for this site, so fill % is estimated against the 5-year maximum storage and may overstate fullness. Last reading: 2026-09-10.
Catchment Weather
Past 30 days + 14-day forecast · Open-Meteo
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About Buckhorn Lake
As of September 10, 2026, Buckhorn Lake is filled to 41.4% of its total capacity, holding roughly 25 hm³ of water out of a maximum 59 hm³. At this level the reservoir is within its normal operating range.
Over the most recent week on record the fill level has held broadly steady (-0.5 pts).
Across the readings we hold for Buckhorn Lake — 329 data points between September 12, 2021 and September 10, 2026 — the level has ranged from a low of 5.6% (January 30, 2022) to a high of 100.0% (February 26, 2022). On average the reservoir is fullest around September and at its lowest around December.
It is operated by USACE primarily for multiple purposes. It lies within the Kentucky basin at 37.340°N, 83.469°W.
Key facts
- Current fill level
- 41.4%
- Water stored
- 25 hm³
- Total capacity
- 59 hm³
- 7-day change
- ▼ 0.5 pts
- Primary use
- Multipurpose
- River basin
- Kentucky
- Operator
- USACE
- Coordinates
- 37.340°N, 83.469°W
- Last updated
- September 10, 2026
Recent readings
| Date | Fill level | Volume (hm³) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2026 | 41.4% | 25 |
| 9 Sep 2026 | 41.4% | 25 |
| 8 Sep 2026 | 41.5% | 25 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 41.6% | 25 |
| 6 Sep 2026 | 41.7% | 25 |
| 5 Sep 2026 | 41.7% | 25 |
| 4 Sep 2026 | 41.8% | 25 |
| 3 Sep 2026 | 41.9% | 25 |
| 2 Sep 2026 | 42.0% | 25 |
| 1 Sep 2026 | 42.0% | 25 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 42.1% | 25 |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 42.2% | 25 |